City government · Siskiyou County, CA

Montague's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Montague took in $2.4 million and spent $2.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)58%City taxes21%State tax money14%Federal tax money6.9%Fines and other0.7%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

6.9%

of Montague's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes21%

Property tax
13%$313 thousand
Sales tax
6.4%$156 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$618 thousand
  • Water$460 thousand
  • Sewer$260 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand
  • Airport$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.9%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
6.9%$167 thousand

State tax money14%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
14%$335 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$5 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$17 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking5.7%Health and hospitals4.2%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

36%

of Montague's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$726 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$503 thousand
  • Police$223 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$555 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$342 thousand
  • Sewer systems$213 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$407 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$382 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$115 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$63 thousand
  • Public transit$31 thousand
  • Airports$21 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.2%$84 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$84 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$82 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$73 thousand
  • Libraries$9 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$28 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Montague. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Montague itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.